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Cottage Cheese Patties

Cottage cheese patties recipe made with simple ingredients. Easy vegetarian comfort food served with mashed potatoes and gravy.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Vegetarian
Servings: 8
Calories: 253kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • ½ onion
  • 1 sleeve saltine crackers
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 TBS onion soup mix
  • 2 TBS butter
  • ½ tsp. garlic powder
  • ⅛ tsp. pepper
  • ¼ cup walnuts (optional)
  • 2 TBS olive oil- for cooking

Gravy

  • 1 10 oz. can condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • ½ cup milk
  • ½ cup sour cream

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Start by gathering your ingredients. Heat pan to medium heat.
  • In a large mixing bowl add 1 cup cottage cheese, ½ chopped onion, 1 entire sleeve of crushed up saltine crackers, 3 eggs, 2 TBS onion soup mix, 2 TBS melted butter, ½ tsp. garlic powder, ⅛ tsp. pepper, and (optional) ¼ cup chopped walnuts. Mix to combine.
  • Add 2 TSB cooking oil to pan. Using a spoon or ice cream scoop drop a tablespoon sized portion into the frying pan. Flatten slightly using a small spatula.
  • Allow to brown on one side and flip once to brown the other side. Approximately 45-60 seconds for each side.
  • Place the finished patties in a lightly greased 9x13 casserole dish. Continue to fry in batches until all the patties are browned.
  • In a medium mixing bowl add 1- 10 oz. can condensed cream of mushroom soup, ½ cup milk, and ½ cup sour cream. Whisk until combined.
  • Pour over browned cottage cheese patties in casserole dish.
  • Place in preheated 350° oven and cook for 35 minutes until gravy mixture becomes bubbly.

Notes

*Note- For this recipe you'll be using 2 TBS of onion soup mix. The reason we've decided not to include the entire envelope is that we feel it overpowers the dish. But feel free to adjust to your liking. 
Nutritional information provided is an estimate and will vary based off of brands of ingredients used and cooking methods. 

Nutrition

Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 665mg | Potassium: 201mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 329IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 1mg